Killiney railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Chill Iníon Léinín) serves

Killiney Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Churc ...

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, Ireland. The station lies on the

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line. The entrance to the station is via Station Road. It is located about two minutes walk to Killiney Beach.

History

The original station was located on nearby Strathmore Road. The current station opened on 6 May 1882 under the name ''Killiney & Ballybrack'', replacing both Killiney and Ballybrack stations, the ''Ballybrack'' suffix was dropped in 1921. The original ''Killiney'' station had itself replaced the earlier '' Obelisk Hill, Killiney'' station on 1 January 1858. The station was electrified in 1983 with the arrival of

services. The station became unmanned in 2013 and it has two automatic ticket vending machines.

Transport services

There is no public transport to or from the station. The nearest bus stop is in Ballybrack village, located from the station. This is served by

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Kilmacanogue Kilmacanogue () is a village in north County Wicklow, Ireland. Location and transport The village lies on the junction of the R755 road to Roundwood and the N11 road, southeast of Bray town centre. It lies between the Little Sugar Loaf t ...

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, via Bray. A large pay and display car park is located across the road from the station.

References

External links

Irish Rail Killiney Station Website
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Dalkey Dalkey ( ; ) is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the town of Dún Laoghaire, in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in the historic County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement ...

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